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MODELING OF SUBJECT WORLDS IN BIOLOGY AND LITERARY CRITICISM. AN ESSAY ON BARIERATA (THE BARRIER) BY PAVEL VEZHINOV
(Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
This paper aims to construct a theoretical model in order to allow us to
rethink the concept of literary worlds. The basis of this attempt is the work of
the biologist Jakob von Uexküll and his main idea of Umwelt. This ...
THE REMAINS OF THE AMERICAN DREAM IN CORMAC MCCARTHY’S THE ROAD
(Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
The paper aims to introduce readers to the concept of the American
dream and analyze its evolution, which takes place alongside the gradual
shifts in society. In an attempt to define this elusive notion, we shall ...
LANGUAGE OF CULTURE AND CULTURAL SPEECH
(Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
The paper deals with the issue of language and cultural interaction. The
author studies the nature of culture and language, their mutual influence. The
human worldview is considered a reflection of the language picture ...
NOMINA ABSTRACTA OF -IѤ IN THE OLD BULGARIAN TRANSLATION OF ST. CYRIL OF JERUSALEM’S CATHECHISM (GIM. SYN. 478)
(Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
The present study examines the nouns with the form -Iѥ in the
Cathechism of St. Cyril of Jerusalem. (GIM, Syn. 478). The excerpted
material from Syn. 478 comprises 86 nouns of -ü¬/-è¬ – (53 simplex and 33
compound nouns), ...
YOURCENAR’S IMAGINARY FATHER: OLD MELANCHOLY AND CHARMING RETICENCE
(Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
The paper examines Marguerite Yourcenar’s memoir trilogy “Le Labyrinthe
du Monde”. The article is part of a broader investigation related to the
staging of different voices in the author's work. There is no clear ...
SYNTACTIC AND SEMANTIC SPECIFICS OF THE USE OF PASSIVE VOICE IN UTTERANCES OF PRESCHOOL CHIDREN (3 – 6)
(Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
The article regards the relationship between syntax and semantics in the
acquisition of Bulgarian as a first language. The empirical data stem from the
spontaneous speech of four monolingual Bulgarian children in preschool ...
THE ROAD OF AND THE ROAD TO ‘THE LOST CHILD’ IN LYUBEN KARAVELOV’S NOVELS TURSKI PASHA (TURKISH PASHA) AND NEDA
(Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
The author of this paper refers to Nikolai Aretov’s thesis in an attempt to
prove that the plot about “the lost child” has a strong domination in a variety
of literary works, but the main focus is on two of Lyuben ...
THE MANIPULATIVE ASPECT OF COGNITIVE METAPHORS IN CONTEMPORARY BULGARIAN POLITICAL SPEECHES
(Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
The article presents an analysis of cognitive metaphors in the speech of
contemporary Bulgarian politicians. This study aims to trace the way for the
formation and functioning of the manipulative nature of cognitive ...
FROM FERDINAND DE SAUSSURE TO NOAM CHOMSKY
(Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
The subject of this paper is to compare the attitudes of Ferdinand de
Saussure and Noam Chomsky about the nature of language, with reference to
the thoughts of the linguists who preceeded them and who had the greatest
influence ...
THE AUTHENTICITY OF THOMAS WOLFE’S AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL HERO THROUGH THE LENS OF HEIDEGGERIAN ONTOLOGY
(Plovdiv University Press, 2021-05-21)
Southern author Thomas Wolfe’s ultimate goal was to create an epic that
presents his America as seen through the eyes of an autobiographical
character meant to represent all Americans, their lifestyle, their struggles,
their ...